The nucleus that decays to produce a nucleus with one additional proton undergoes beta-plus decay. In beta-plus decay, a proton is transformed into a neutron, releasing a positron and a neutrino, which effectively results in an increase of one proton in the new nucleus.
A nucleus decays to produce a nucleus with one additional proton. Which type of decay did the nucleus undergo?(1 point)
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beta-minus decay
beta-minus decay
gamma decay
gamma decay
alpha decay
alpha decay
beta-plus decay
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